How do you deal with the challenge of teaching Business English to people who are preparing, through their studies, to enter the global business environment? What kind of Business English do they need? Business communication skills are important, but studying business at degree level and beyond also requires learners to develop sophisticated reading and writing skills in order to deal with complex material on a wide range of topics, and to become familiar with key concepts and related vocabulary.
Category: ELTWeekly Vol. 5
Conference: Confluence V – The Fifth Annual International Conference on ESL/EFL – February 21-22, 2014
ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#43 | December 30, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Confluence V will be held on February 21-22, 2014. As always, the thrust area will be Teaching and Learning English as a Second / Foreign Language. Each year, the response to Confluence has been growing, the last count being nearly 500 delegates at Confluence IV.… Continue reading Conference: Confluence V – The Fifth Annual International Conference on ESL/EFL – February 21-22, 2014
ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue 43
ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#43 | December 30, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Conference: Confluence V – The Fifth Annual International Conference on ESL/EFL – February 21-22, 2014 Conference: ‘Trends in English for Science & Technology’, India – January 29, 2014 Conference: ELTIS’ 4th National Conference on ELT – February 7-8, Pune, India Book Review: ‘Seven Steps Around… Continue reading ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue 43
ELT Voices – India, Volume 3 – Issue 6
ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#43 | December 30, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 The latest issue of ELT Voices – India is online now. ELT Voices – India, Volume 3 – Issue 6 Contents The Role of Corrective Feedback in Learners’ Phonological Uptake across Gender (Page No. 1-9) Authors: SAMIRA IRAJI, MASOUD ZOGHI & AMIR NEMAT-TABRIZI Read Abstract Access Full… Continue reading ELT Voices – India, Volume 3 – Issue 6
Conference: ‘Trends in English for Science & Technology’, India – January 29, 2014
ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#43 | December 30, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 SATHYABAMA UNIVERSITY (Established under Section 3 of the UGC Act 1956) Jeppiaar Nagar, Rajiv Gandhi Road, Chennai – 600 119, Tamil Nadu, India A one day National Conference on Trends in English for Science & Technology with special focus on Technical Writing (Download Brochure) TEST… Continue reading Conference: ‘Trends in English for Science & Technology’, India – January 29, 2014
Conference: TISCELL 2014 – February 7-8, Faridabad, India
ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#43 | December 30, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 TISCELL 2014 – A 2-day platform for the Sociologists, Linguists, Literary persons, research scholars, teachers and the lovers of English language and literature to come together to analyse… • The social changes in the past 100 years and their impact on English language & Literature… Continue reading Conference: TISCELL 2014 – February 7-8, Faridabad, India
Seminar: ‘Narratives of Violence in Postmodern Literature’ – February 27-28, Sagar, MP, India
ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#43 | December 30, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Department of English & Other European Languages, Dr. Hari Singh Gour University, Sagar (M.P.) is organising a seminar on “Narratives of Violence in Postmodern Literature” on February 27-28 at Sagar, MP, India. Theme Statement All along their evolution and dissolution, various ancient and medieval civilizations–… Continue reading Seminar: ‘Narratives of Violence in Postmodern Literature’ – February 27-28, Sagar, MP, India
Conference: ELTIS’ 4th National Conference on ELT – February 7-8, Pune, India,
ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#43 | December 30, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 The English Language Teaching Institute of Symbiosis (ELTIS) is hosting 4th National Conference on ELT on February 7-8. The theme of the conference is “Cultivating the Skill of Reading: a Classroom Challenge”. Tracks (Sub-Themes) Silent Reading and Reading Aloud Teaching the Reading of Poetry / Prose… Continue reading Conference: ELTIS’ 4th National Conference on ELT – February 7-8, Pune, India,
Book Review: ‘Seven Steps Around the Fire’ by Mahesh Dattani
ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#43 | December 30, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 This book review is submitted by Suman Yadav, Research Scholar, Dept.of English, JNU, Jaipur. Seven Steps Around the Fire is one of the famous Radio plays of Mahesh Dattani. It was first broadcast as Seven Circles Around the Fire by BBC Radio 4 on 9 January, 1999. The… Continue reading Book Review: ‘Seven Steps Around the Fire’ by Mahesh Dattani
ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue 42
ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#42 | December 16, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Book of the week: ‘Instant Academic Skills’ by Sarah Lane Research Paper: ‘From Unity to Diversity: Twenty-Five Years of Language-Teaching Methodology’ Case Study: ‘Promoting Language Learning in the Primary Classroom and Beyond’ – Liam F. Heaney Research Paper: ‘Two Dimensions of Teacher Knowledge: The Case… Continue reading ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue 42